Lubricating device.



I G. H. GARCELON.

LUBRICATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. I4, 19I3.

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l GECRGE H. GARGELGN, OF SWISSVALE. PENISYLAVANA, ASSIGNOR TG.FESTINGHCUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY.. A CORPRATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

Appliesi'fieriv ile. October 14, 1912.

.is heretofore mmStrUc/eil. (liilicrlly has 'pei-immo. ou account of Lneoil wick lienxfsmiilg cziiigol or i:.imnied in lie conif'ral opening inthe lwnring and housing into which the oil cup screff's und being' thusprevented from coming imo @oit-Liet with the riizill'. .mother defect indevices this liiifl luis been the liability Qi Lilie Niek if becomelseii by lie pressure o'ff lie Spring, se "diet after awhile. he wickwould not feed. peiellui".

To overcome these objections :i obviote the necessity for the uee o.pin. have devised 'the prese lli order that illel -colistrucifm may beclearly unilerstoocl. reference is lied te the eccompam 11g drawings inwhich,

Vvjure l i5 a Vertical transverse Section throng-li li journal showing:in oil cup enilioilying mjf improvements applied thereto. piu-ts beingliii elevation; Fi?. 2 is horizontal section substanially en the line 22 of lfig'. l, looking in the direction of i been cx .che arrow; and,Figs. 3 and are an end Y'ww :mfl sifle View7 respectively, of u,slig'lily modified form of VWick guide.

VRefmiing" o the drawing in detail, l. (leigjimes the 'usual housing and2- the keuring'. while 3 imlices the shaft. At tlie iimyr Siile of thelioiisiiig l is formed :L eylinilricsi". beef 'la'. which is inernsillyscrew thi-enrico to receive Hw. zlireefled upper A ol' ille :511ml oil(mj) l opening l, nml iilie. irizy' t). has n. similar openingfoi-nmllierciii. life two openings 3" :imi being url-:rugged ie register, asSlm. i: in Fig. l.

A wiel; (3,V of mz3' Suitable or well known nzilgoriul, located in theoil ci is., and .is forced 'upwardly by means of Spring 7,

Specification of Letters Patent 'Pa'lened serial No. 79" 075.

the upper @ml of wliicli woiliiil Li'iitly.

about the wick :mil the lower end o which locurs against flic bottoni ofdie cup 8.

My iiiiin-ovcmcnt cousiscs in 'the provision of :i wick guide throughwhich 'the Uikfpei l of the wick projects. This gli: is r\' \i le.'lwizlr zi iirmulcil zip''ler emi, which sci-weil into tir; :iliowllirczuleil openn ille bearing :imi the lioiisiiigf. :incl'iiiccis':loivuivm'illy :i Siilirlauifml flistuire lie top ffii' *die191i cup. lt will lie ogn'ious ilw Iliis wick guide will previthei:xiimiiiigj or 'l' of 'f 'lie wiel' '11ml will insure tli'irice of thew` A: always in ille primer posiiou. Aj; the same time. the scrci'filarendeil cuil of llic- `:inicie acts :is i key or arly pin to loci;the beming zuid housing together so :is to prevent rotation orlliplziceiiier of the ormer.

The lower cnil o lie wick guide is prei' mbly ifoifi'imgl :so that itmay be enga-geil by :i turning eol. ln Figs. l and 9., I lime Shown heguide 5 foune@ from e. piece of hexagonal bnr, boi ed. out to receivethe wick. Such a prismnlie mir .may be readily engaged with a socketwrench, muil thus the guide eonvenieii j; screfveil into the. bearing.

In :mill l, l have ,illustrated the guide 3 as formell ol*l a piece eiround mi ing. provided xiii' iS lower eil-'l with hotelier?, for lillereception of n screw driver or lie like. It will, of course, beunderstood that, in assembling the parts, the bearing is first placed inposition in the housing, the wick guide is then screwed int-o 'theopenings in :Suid ports, the wick is inserted and, lii'mll'y, the oilcup is Screwed. .into the boss il,

it will thus be seen gl'mt l lieve provided :L simple. cheapconstruction which .ineures the proper working of the wick ai; :illtimes. :unl which obvines alie necessity for the use of aseparuteeiefuly pin or the like.

llll'mt claim isil: The combination with :i journal com- ?irising the'usual nearing enel housing, said bein-ing :1mi housing haring' elinecloi ings, of :1 wick guide prejceting' through 'the opening in thehousing' and. s "oreal in tlie wiili Said wick guiden n. wi mul cup undpzzissmg k il.' posed in liroogli seid guide,

:nul n. spring supperieri on the lie'tom of :inni clip for 'forcing saniflick iiiwvzirflli'.

2. The emoliniiliwith :i journal comprising the usual bearing andhousing, said bearing and housing having alined openforcing said wickupwardly.

3. The combination With prising the usual bearing and housing, saidbearing and housing having alined threaded openings, of an oil cupcarried by said heusing adyacentv said openings, a Wick guide located insaid cup and screwed into saidv alined threaded openings,- said wickguide having special fol-*mations adapted to be engaged by a turningtool, and a Wick resili ently supported in said cup and having its upperportion extending through said guide.

4. 'lhe'cornbination with fi-journal corn- 'prising a bearing and ahousing, said bearing and housing having alined openings, of a Wickguide associated With the said openings, an oil cup carried by saidhouslng sura journal com-- rounding and eoncentif'ic with' said Wickguide, and a Wick resi iently supported in said cup and extendingthrough said guide.

5. The combination with a journal comprisinga bearing and a housing,said bearing and housing having alined openings, of

a WickeXtending-into said openings, means associated with said openingsfor guiding said wick therein and further means associa-ted Withsaid'housing for forcing said Wick upwardly. y

6. The combination with a journal cornprising a bearing and a housing,said bearing and housing having alined openings, of

a Wick guide associated withthe said open-v ings, an oil cup carried bysaid housing sur-` rounding and concentric with said wick guide, and awick resiliently supported said cup and extending through andprojectin'g beyond said' guide.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribediny name this vth day'of Sept.

` GEORGE H.' GARCELON. Witnesses:

B. B. HINES, M. C. MERZ.'

